Huawei Mate X2 vs Samsung Galaxy A12 Specs Comparison

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Huawei Mate X2
Huawei Mate X2 Samsung Galaxy A12
Released · Feb 25, 2021
Released · Dec 21, 2020
8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Quad camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2021 Nov 24, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$2785 €179

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches
161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm
6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
Folded
6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g 7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 85.80% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz LCD
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Features
Folding inside the device
Front cover display
6.5 inches
2700 x1160 px
OLED
90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
Part of the main display
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 4.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000 (5 nm) Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz
3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz
4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz
Octa-core
4x2.3GHz Cortex-A53
4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G78 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
8GB/512GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
3GB/32GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (10)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
48 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 10.0x
Aperture size: F4.4
Focal Length: 240 mm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: UW 1080p
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share,MirrorLink

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 11, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA125U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.14 W/kg
Body: 1.20 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
With 32GB storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
With HarmonyOS
OS HarmonyOS 2
With 128GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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